I believe in an America where the family you're born into never controls your destiny, |
I believe the president should have been given the authority he was given. I believe it's a very good thing that Saddam is gone. ... I think at the time it was the right thing to do to give the president that authority. I think if we'd have given John Kerry that authority we'd be in a very different place because he would have built a coalition to be successful. |
I came here a year ago with a belief that we could change this country, with the belief that the politics of what was possible, the politics of hope, could overcome the politics of cynicism. The people of Iowa tonight confirmed that they believe in a positive, uplifting vision to change America. |
I came here today to ask you to choose a president that you believe you, your children and your grandchildren will be proud of. |
I didn't get to the Senate by accident. |
I don't believe that anybody will affect what I do. |
I don't believe that I could actually give a violation here because I can't tell who that person is or if there was campaigning here. |
I don't believe the people of New York are going to allow the mayoral office to be bought. |
I don't think I look all that young. You've probably heard me say my scars are all on the inside. |
I have grown up in the bright light of America. |
I have long argued that we needed better planning for Afghanistan and Iraq, and it's appalling that the president waited so long to take even this most basic step, |
I have never loved my country more than I do today, ... All my life, America has smiled at me, and today I am smiling right back. |
I have not. I am very much an outsider. I have spent most of my life fighting against the powerful special interests. |
I have stood up to this president over and over and over, including back in 2001 when some on this stage had hope for President Bush, ... I did not have hope for President Bush. |
I have this kind of curious notion that I think actually most voters in America make their own decision about who they believe should be the president of the United States. I don't think you can tell them what to do. |